Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 7059, Daniel Dugan, New Jersey

SERVICE
NUMBER
New Jersey
Hogan, Daniel
N. 7059
Catharine
B.L. Wt. 36642-160-55
CONTENTS

Pennsylvania 22633
Daniel Dugan
of Lycoming in the State of Penn. a who was a Private in the Co. commanded by Captain Denike of the Reg. t commanded by _____ in the New Jersey line for 15 months.
19983.
Inscribed on the Roll of Penn. a at the rate of 50. Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 23 d day of Febr. 1833 and sent to the Pen- sioner. Lairdsville. Lycoming Co. Penn. a
Arrears to the 4th of Sept. 1833. — 125.
Pemi-ant. allowance ending March 31, — 25.
$150.-
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by W. H. Fahner Clerk, Book E Vol. 5. 4 Page 13.

225. 399
Act March 3, Dec. 3.
16
Catharine Dugan, Spd. (Daniel Dugan priv.) "
bapt.
bur.
res.
1836
Revij. war
Penn? Act Feb. 3. 1853.
Penn Feb 52- 5669 AD 160 Ac, Aug. 4/56
R. [Signature]
Claimant S. James  Knapp . Muncy Pa; James
Vol. D. 159.

Increase
No. 5669.
Pennsylvania.
Catharine Dugan widow of Daniel Dugan who served in the Revolutionary war, as a Private
Philadelphia agency.
Rate 96 Dollars cents per annum.
Commencing July 27. 1868
Reduct paymts. made since
Certificate dated Jan'y. 27. 1871. and sent to W. N. Ashman Philad. Pa.
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act Feb uary 3, 1853, Page 157 Vol. 96

Katharine Dugan. Act 3 rd Feb. 1853.
6
225.399
S. M. Knight. Present.

State of Pennsylvania } County of Wyoming } ss.
On this fourteenth day of September 185 5 ,
before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace duly authorized by law to administer oaths within and for the County and State aforesaid, personally appeared Coattharine Dougan aged 65 years, a resident of Leindsville County of Wyoming in the State of Pennsylvania who made oath in due form of law, that she is the identical Coattharine Dougan to whom, under the provisions of the Act of  3 rd February 185 3 a pension of  dollars per annum has been  for the services of her late husband Daniel Dougan a Private of the Revolutionary war, and late of Wyoming County, State of Pennsylvania . She further states that her Pension Certificate, under the aforesaid Act of  is numbered  ,
 , bears date the  day of  18  , and is made payable at the  Agency. She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the Bounty Land to which she may be entitled under the Act of 3 rd March, 1855, never having received or known herself entitled, or made application, under any previous act of Congress. In evidence of her marriage and proof of service of her said husband, she respectfully refers to the proofs heretofore adduced, now on file in the Pension Office, and upon which her annuity as aforesaid was granted.
That, since being placed on  the death of the list of Revolutionary Pensioners, her husband she has not intermarried, but continues the widow of the said Daniel Dougan .
She appoints as her attorney for the within specified purpose, and with power of substitution, S. M. KNIGHT , of Washington City, D. C.
11 Coattharine  her  J. F. Dougan . mark
Attest: James Dore Calvin H. Reed
SWORN TO, SUBSCRIBED AND ACKNOWLEDGED before me, the day and year above written, and I hereby certify that I know the aforesaid Coattharine Dougan to be the identical person she alleges herself to be—a qualified applicant for Pensioner of the United States, and at the date of the execution of this declaration a widow; and that I am not interested in her claim as Agent, Attorney, or otherwise.
12 James Dore J. Peace.

State of Pennsylvania } ss. County of Schuylkill }
On this fifteenth day of September 1855, before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, authorized by law to administer oaths within and for the County and State aforesaid, personally appeared 13  John Gandy and 13  Samuel Thomas 14  residents of  Leesport County of Schuylkill , in the State of Pennsylvania known to me as credible persons, who made oath, in due form of law, that 1  Catharine Dugan who in their presence has sworn and subscribed to the foregoing declaration, is, to their personal knowledge, the identical person to whom, under the provisions of the Act of 3  27  February 1853 a pension of 4  fifty dollars dollars per annum has been granted  claimed for the services of her late husband 5  Daniel Dugan deceased, a 6  Private of the Revolutionary war, and an 7  Pensioner of the United States .
That since being placed on the roll of Pensioners, she, the said 1  Catharine Dugan has not intermarried, but remains, and now is, a widow: That they have known her for  years, and derive their knowledge of the facts herein named from the following circumstances, to wit: 15  we have been acquainted with the family for thirty years and that we believe they have always lived together as Man and Wife we have also examined the family Bible wherein their Marriage is Recorded and further we know that Daniel Dugan was a Pensioner until his death They further state that they are disinterested witnesses.
16
John Gandy Samuel Thomas
Sworn to, and subscribed before me, the day and year above written.
12
James Derr
J. P.
State of Pennsylvania } ss. County of Schuylkill }
I Hereby Certify, That James Derr Esq., before whom the foregoing Declaration, Power of Attorney, and Affidavits were made and acknowledged, and who has thereunto subscribed his name, was at the time of so doing an authorized Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid, and that his signature thereto is true. I further certify, that in the within application I am not interested as Agent, Attorney, or otherwise.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of Com Pl Court, for the County aforesaid, this twentieth day of November 1855.
Chas J Boal Clerk of Prothonotary of The Court of Com Pleas
NOTES.
1. Insert the widow's full name. 2. Give the Post Office address. 3. Insert the title of the Act under which her Revolutionary Pension was granted. 4. State the amount in dollars and cents. 5. Insert the full name of her late husband. 6. State what rank he held. 7. Give the name of the County in which he lived at the time of his death. 8. Insert the registry number of her Pension Certificate. 9. Give its date. 10. State where made payable. 11. Widow's signature in full. 12. Magistrate's signature. 13. Insert the witnesses' full names. 14. Give their Post Office address. 15. Here give a statement of the facts and circumstances from which the foregoing testimony is adduced, or from which the witnesses knowledge is derived. 16. Witnesses' signature.

19983
22. 6 33
Dan Dugan
6. Adm 1. year & 3 Months $50-
Claimant Lainville P.O. ✓ Lycoming County Pa

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of Daniel Dugan Lycoming County Penns a
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. Battles in which the applicant was engaged. Country through which he marched. Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. Evidence by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     year not stated 1 Private Capt. Denike thru N. Jersey Hunterdon County a living Witness   again 1 " Denike   again 1 " Brook Traditional   next 1 " Denike New Jersey Evidence   next time not stated " Houppover aged 82   next time not stated " John ea years   next time not stated " Searhout   next time not stated " Caricoff   next 1 " Hankerson   next time not stated " Countrypman May Hoops   next time not stated " Stiffure Col. Thompson Battle   next time not stated " Caricoff of Mon-   next 3 " Stillwell Col. Taylor mouth  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons, claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this _____ day of _____ personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of _____ in the county of _____ and State, Territory or District of _____ aged (c) _____ years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) _____, with _____ and served in the _____ (e) regiment of the _____ line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. [This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of _____
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I _____ of the Court of _____ do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this _____ day of _____ &c.
If, on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the _____ and C. D. residing in (the same) _____ hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with _____, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be _____ years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman, resident in the _____ and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the _____ and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, _____ Clerk of the Court of _____ do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this _____ day of _____ &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it? { To an Officer. } Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it? 
7. State the names of persons in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character and standing of other persons, giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before a proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
The credibility of the witnesses has not been certified as required.

No Catharine Logan Widow of Daniel Bean
2 Section of the Adm Feb'y 3 1853

State of Pennsylvania § 81. On this nineteenth day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty five personally appeared before the Court of Common Pleas held in and for the said county in Open Court, Mrs. Catharine Dugan a resident of said county in the county and State aforesaid, aged sixty five years who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the law of the United States passed the 3rd of February 1853, granting pensions to the widows of persons who rendered service during the Revolutionary War. That she is the widow of Daniel Dugan deceased who was a Private soldier of the Revolutionary War and a pensioner of the United States under act June 7th 1832 at the rate of Fifty dollars per annum.
She further declares that she was married to the said Daniel Dugan on the nineteenth day of August eighteen hundred and thirty that her said husband died on the twenty fourth day of May eighteen hundred and thirty six that she was not married to him prior to the second day of January eighteen hundred, but at the time above stated. That there is no public record of her marriage but there is a private record of her marriage, of which a certified copy accompanies this declaration, and she further declares that she is now a widow. Sworn to and subscribed, in Open Court on the day and year first above written before me President Judge of said Court. Jordan Offutt
State of Pennsylvania § 82. On this fourteenth day of September A.D. 1855, personally appeared before the undersigned a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid duly authorized to administer oaths, John Baird a resident of said county, to me well known as a credible witness, and who being first duly sworn, doth on his oath, state that he is acquainted with Mrs. Catharine Dugan the above named applicant for a pension - that he has known her for thirty years last past, that he has examined her family record - that he believes the same to be genuine - that it is contained in a book purporting to be the Holy Bible - and printed in the year A.D. 1812; and that the said record, as far as relates to the marriage of the said applicant and the soldier or pensioner above named and of his death is as follows: which is an exact copy of the same: - "Daniel Dugan was married to Catharine Dugan on the 19th day of August 1813. Daniel Dugan, departed this life May 24th 1836, aged 85 years, 10 months and 15 days." and that he said deponent is not interested in the claim. Subscribed and sworn to, the day and year first above written. James Derr Justice of the Peace. John Baird Samuel Thomas
State of Pennsylvania § 83. On this fourteenth day of September A.D. 1855, personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the Peace, in and for said county - Samuel Thomas John Baird who are to me well known to be credible witnesses, and who being first duly sworn before me say, that they are each well acquainted with Mrs. Catharine Dugan the above applicant for a Pension, that they have known her for thirty years last past. That they were acquainted with Daniel Dugan her late husband, having known him for forty years previous to his death; that they the said witnesses, have known Daniel Dugan and Catharine Dugan lived together as husband and wife, and were reputed so to be, that deponents never heard the fact of their marriage disputed or questioned. That the said Daniel Dugan died on the twenty fourth day of May 1836; and that said Catharine Dugan has been since that day and still is reputed to be his widow, which deponents believe to be the fact. That she has never married since her said husband's death and is still his widow, and that her said husband was the identical man mentioned as a pensioner in her declaration above, and that deponents are disinterested. Subscribed and sworn to before me the day and year first above written, and I certify that I am not interested herein. James Derr Justice of the Peace. John Baird Samuel Thomas
I hereby constitute and appoint Samuel M. Knight of Washington H.C. my true and lawful attorney, hereby authorizing him to prosecute this my claim to a pension and to receive the certificate to be issued therefor. Witness my hand this 19th day of November A.D. 1855. Catharine Dugan Seal in mark
State of Pennsylvania § 84. I, the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of said County do hereby certify that the Hon. Alexander Jordan before whom the foregoing declaration was made, was at the time of so doing a Judge of said Court duly qualified, and that James Derr Esq. before whom the foregoing affidavits were made, was at the time of so doing a Justice of the Peace in and for said county duly commissioned and sworn, and that the signatures of both are genuine. Witness my hand and the seal of said Court this 19th day of November A.D. 1855. G. H. Boal Presiding

State of Pennsylvania
County of Lycoming ss
on the 21 st Day of September AD 1832 personally appeared Before John Cummings Esq r one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Lycoming Daniel Dugore of the residence of Franklin Township County of Lycoming and State of Pennsylvania aged eighty two years who Being first sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following Declarations in order to obtain the Benefit of the act of Congress passed June 1 th 1832
I entered the service of the united States under the named officers And served as here in stated
I resided in the Reading Township of Hunterdon County And State of New Jersey
I was drafted the Second Call that made of the Militia after the British vessels first made their appearance off New York for one Month under Capt. Denike to Amboy and served during that Month between New ark and Amboy watching the movements of two or three of British vessels
I was at home one month and drafted again for one month under Capt. Lin Brook at Amboy and New ark watching the movements of the British vessels
I was Next drafted for one month under Capt. Denike Marched to Amboy and Newark
I was Next drafted for one Month under Capt. Roseover to Elizabeth Town
I was drafted for one month and marched under Capt. Johnson to New ark and then to Amboy Cor d Thompson's Ridgement
I was Next drafted under Capt. Gearhart and we were marched to Elizabeth Town New ark and Amboy Cor d Thompson's Ridgement
I was Next drafted under Capt. Caricoff and marched

In major rineharts Battalion the swamp near Trenton And lay on our arms all night and in the morning we were taking in to the woods near the road we soon got orders to march We over took some British Troops  regiments but had no engagements
I was next drafted for one month under Cap Hankerson And marched to rariton river then we were stationed below Shanker Mill the British came out and beat us back for some distance in to an old field that had deep gutters washed in, it were we had the advantage of them and we beat them back again
I was next drafted to amboy under Cap Countryman major Hoops Battalion
I was next drafted under Cap Stillwell and marched to Elizabeth Town thence to amboy Corl Thompson ridgements
I was next drafted under Cap Caricoff and marched to Trenton under major rinehart and thence marched on the left of the British Army through Allen town to monmouth at which place we had a smart engagement and I was in the Battle under Gen. Washington
I next volunteered for three months to go to Stony point - under Cap Stillwell James Egbert and myself was two - Says behind our Company we followed on to New German town and major Berry advised us to return to Corl Saylor as we had to pass through the country infested with Tories we went to Corl Saylor that same night a scouting party brought in some prisoners we were ordered as part of the Guard to take the prisoners to Berlington and we returned to Corl Saylor ridgements
Thereby relinquish every claim whatsoever to a pension or annuity except the present and declare that my claim is not on the pension Gratuit of the agency of any state
Sworn and subscribed this
20 th day of September 1832 J. M. Doy Brother
Daniel X Dugan M ar

No. Cornelius Bartlow & Nathan Horrel Residing in the county of Lycoming hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Daniel Duggen who has subscribed & sworn to the above Declaration that we believe him to be 82 years of age that he is reputed & believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a Soldier of the revolution & that we concur in that opinion. Cornelius Bartlow Sworn & Subscribed the 21 st Day of September 1832 Nathan Horrel J. Mott Pres.
And I the said Judge do hereby declare my opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogations prescribed by the War department, that the above named applicant, was a revolutionary Soldier and served as he states, and I further certify that it appears to me that Henry Brant  Cornelius Bartlow and Nathan Horrel who have signed the preceding certificate are Resident in the County of Lycoming and are credible persons and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Where and in what year were you born
John Cummings
I was born in the State of New Jersey in the year 1750
2 have you any record of your age and if so where is it
I have none only by information of my parents
3 where were you living when called into service where have you lived since the revolutionary war
I lived in the State of New Jersey and after the war I came to the county of Lycoming where I now live
4 how were you called into service were you drafted did you volunteer or was you a substitute and for whom
I was drafted, and once volunteered as is stated in my Declaration hereto annexed
5 State the names of some of your officers who were with you in the troops where you served Continental & small unit regiments as you encountered & the general circumstances of your service
Generals Washington Putnam Mifflin & Hazard
Col. De Menter & Johnson as I have heretofore stated
6 State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood who can testify as to your character for veracity & their belief of your serving as a Soldier of the revolution
to this I answer that you are known to Cornelius Bartlow & Nathan Horrel both long Resident in the neighborhood in which I live whose certificate we have annexed

State of Pennsylvania } J. Moore Prothonotary Lycoming County } of the Court of Common
Beas in & for the said County do certify that the Hon. John Cummings Esq. before whom the within proceedings purport to have been taken is an Esquire Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Lycoming duly Commissioned & qualified according to the Con- -stitution and Laws of Pennsylvania & that full faith & credit are due to all his official acts & that the signature purporting to be his is genuine
In testimony whereof
I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court at Williamsport the 6th day of October A.D. 1832
J. Moore Prothonotary
Daniel D. Dagon
19983

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., _____, 19_____
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Daniel Dugan , a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau. W. 7059
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     1776 and served at various times 1 yr. 3 mos. in all Pvt. Jen Eyck, Jenbrook; Kownover; Johnson; Gearhart; Caricoff; Hankinson; Courteymay; Stilwell. Thompson, Taylor N.J.  
Battles engaged in, Monmouth
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Reading Township, Hunterdon Co. N.J.
Date of application for pension, Sept. 21, 1832. This claim was allowed.
Residence at date of application, Franklin Township, Lycoming Co. Penn.
Age at date of application, born 1750 in New Jersey.
Remarks: He married in Moreland Township, Lycoming Co. Penn. Aug 19 1813, Catharine Spring; he died May 24, 1836 "aged 80 years 2 mos. and 15 days", and she was allowed pension on an ap. of Nov. 19 1855 while a resident of Fairdale, Lycoming Co. Penn. aged 65 years.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

May 2-1904 Jos. H. Reed Wingsport Pa.
May 18-1904 C. F. Pullman - Renovo Pa.
1914, Aug. 14: History to Mrs Walter Darlington. M.B.H.
1914. Jan. 13: History to Mr. James H. Reed M.B.H.
Prog WIDOW, &c.
File No.
4059
mrs.
Catharine Pagan
Widow
Daniel Pagan
Print Rev War
Act: Feb. 3 rd 1853
July 27 th 1868
Index:—Vol. A , Page 199
[Arrangement of 1870.]

36.642
Nov 1892

Certificate #5669. dated Feby 26. 1856.
Application for Increase of Pension Under Sec. 13. Act July 27. 1868,
of Catharine Dugan, Widow of Daniel Dugan, Private Revolutionary War. A. Laidsville, Lycoming Co. Pa.
W m N. Ashman, Atty. Phila. Pa.

No. 6.157
Charine Dugan Widow of Daniel J. Run a
S. H. Knight Dec 5/55
John Laird Jan 8/56
Wm Knight Jan 19/56
Same Jan 26/56
3 Feby 1856

5669 Pennsylvania, Phila. Catharine Dugan, widow of Daniel
who served in the Revolutionary
war, as a Private
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 50 dollars 00 cents per annum, to commence on the 3d February, 1853.
Certificate of Pension issued
26 th day of February 1856.
and sent to
Claimant H. Hovey Pa.
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 3, 1853, Page 103. Vol. A
S. M. K. right of John Lain Feb 28 1856.
225349

State of Pennsylvania.
COUNTY OF LYCOMING, SS.
I, HENRY H. MARTIN, Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas, in and for the County of Lycoming, do hereby certify that James Derr _____ before whom the foregoing Affidavit was sworn to _____ and who has thereunto subscribed his name, was at the time of so doing a Justice of the Peace in and for said county, duly commissioned and qualified, to all whose acts, as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given, as well in Courts of Judicature as elsewhere.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name, and affixed the seal of the said Court, at Williamsport, in said County,
this 17 th day of January A. D. 1870
H. H. Martin Prothonotary.

Lairdsville Lycoming Co. Pennsylvania January 29 th 1855
L. P. Waldo Esq.
W th Sir I enclose you two affidavits of Eye Witnesses to the Marriage of Daniel and Catharine Dugan which I hope will convince you of their Marriage there is said to be two more living who was present they live a good way off and will cost me time and trouble to get them, if this is sufficient I hope you will act on as soon as convenient the old Lady is truly needy of help from some source or other Most Truly yours
John Laird
N.B. If this should not answer I hope you will let me know at your earliest convenience
H. L.

Washington
Nov. 30. 1855.
Hon. J. Minot Comm r of Pensions } Sir:
I have the honor to enclose herewith the declaration of Mrs Catharine Hugen widow of Daniel, deceased, for a Pension under Act 3 February 1853.
Very respectfully Your ob t serv t . L. M. Knight

Lairds Hill December 18 th 1855
To the Commissioner of Pensions
Dr Sir, according to the Request of S r M c Knight Esqr
I send you the Family Bible of Mrs Catharine Pagan which will show her marriage, if this is not sufficient I can produce living Witnesses that saw them Married, I wish you when you are done with the Bible you would send it back to me as the old Lady sets great store by it, S r M c Knight is her attorney and I hope if there is Money coming to her that it may be soon got for she is Truly Needy from your friend &c
The bible returned according to request the entries being recent.
John Laird

2nd Auditing Office Dec 7 1855 Act 1832 & 4. paid in full in that debt.
Pen Off. Dec 5 1855
Sir
Please state when Dan Dugan of Pa act 1832 was last paid at $50 a year
Very Respectfully N. M. Rae
R. Atkinson Esq Third Auditor
for Chas Clark
Triplet ...

State of Pennsylvania Lycoming County ss. I J. Wood Rothrock - Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the said county
of Lycoming do certify that John Ream's copy before whom the within affidavit for process to have been taken was at the time of making the same & still is a justice of the Peace duly Commissioned & qualified as such. That full faith & credit are due & ought to be given to all his official acts
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the Seal of the said Court at Williamsport the 6th day of October A.D. 1832
J. Wood Rothrock

By coming county of
personally appeared before me the Subscriber one of the justices of the peace in and for said County John Best - who upon his solemn oath doth depose and say that he is personally acquainted with Daniel Duggan the above applicant and lived in the same neighborhood with him during the revolutionary war and knew him to have been in the continental Service & that he was in company with him at the same time the British lay on Staten Island and were stationed at Halseys point
John Best
Sworn and subscribed before me this 18 th - Day of Sept. 1832
R. H. Miller

State of Pennsylvania Lycoming County ss
I J Wood Prothonotary of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Lycoming do certify that Wesley Hunsicker Esq. before whom this affidavit pro forma to have been taken was at the time of taking the same & since is a Justice of the Peace duly sworn & com- missioned & qualified & an able full of faith and credit and an honest & upright man to all his official acts
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the Seal of the said Court at Williamsport the 6 th day of October A.D. 1832
J. Wood Proth

Having been sworn to the said bounty for the person of the said Daniel Duggan one of the justices of the peace in and for said county Cornelius van Klief Esqr who upon his solemn oath doth Depose and say that he was personally acquainted with Daniel Duggan the above applicant & knows the said applicant to be in the continental service in the year 1776 & 1777 & that this deponent lay at Amboy in company with said applicant at the time of the battle of Long Island
Com. V. Fleet
Sworn and Subscribed before me this 3 rd Day of October 1832 on which my hand & Seal Henry F. Jenison

Sylkoming county ss
personally appeared before me the undersigned a justice of the peace for the county of Sylkoming, Daniel Dugan, who being Duly Sworn, Deposeth, & Saith that by Reason of old age and the consequent loss of Memory, he cannot swear as positively as to the precise length of his Services, but according to the best of his Recollection he served as a private in the Militia of the State of New Jersey in the years 1776 - 1777 - 1778 - 1779 for one Month Each I am that is State in my his Declaration, Except the time of Monmouth Battle he was out two Months and the last time as State in his Declaration for three Months, the colonels he recollects of at this time were Johnson, Berry, Bunnell, Martin Die & Dickason for which Services he claims a pension
Sworn and Subscribed before me this 25th Day of April AD 1833
Henry Frenston
Daniel his Dugan mark
Sylkoming county ss
The undersigned, one of the justices of the peace, before whom the Deposition of Cornelius Van Slett Esqr, which Deposition is herunto annexed was taken, do certify that he is a credible person, and that his Statement is entitled to credit, & that he appears to me to be about Eighty years of age April 25th 1833
Henry Frenston

State of Pennsylvania } I, Wm Rottenbury Lycoming County. } of the Court of Common Pleas
Plus in and for the said County do certify that Henry Winston Esq. before whom the within affidavit purports to have been taken was at the time of taking the same still is a Justice of the Peace duly Commissioned & qualified as such and that full faith & credit are due and ought to be given to all his official acts
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the Seal of the said Court at Williamsport the 30th day of April A.D. 1833
Wm Rottenbury
April 30th 1833
Lycoming County } I have assigned a justice of the peace for the County of Lycoming de facto belief that there is no Lycoming man residing in the neighborhood of the applicant, and within 20 miles except a German & Englishman who can speak little or no English Henry Winston

Washington D.C.
Jan 17 1856
Hon. Com. of Pensions Sir
Under date of December 5 th 1855 I am informed officially that, in the application of Mrs Catherine Dugan for Rev d Pension under date 3 rd Feb y 1853 the original family record must be sent to your Office for inspection.
I have before me two letters dated respecting Dec 18 th & Jan 18 th ult. from Mr c John Laird, Lairdsville, Pa. informing me that he has some weeks ago forwarded to the Pension Office the Family Bible of Mrs Catherine Dugan in support of her claim as required. I desire respectfully that this claim may receive an early re-consideration upon the proofs forwarded as alleged - Very Respectfully Your Ob d Serv t S. M. Knight

Catherine Dugan
Triplett

Nashville
Jan 22 1856
Dear Com d of Pensions Sir
The inclosed letter informing me that Mr d Laine had been notified that the evidence contained in the Family Record of Catherine Dugan of Penn, an Applicant under Act of 1853, Feb 3 d , would not be admitted as conclusive &c, leads to the inference that the Department recognizes Mr d L. as the object for this claim in the protest of which and respectfully refer to the claim papers, and Power of Attorney in my favor filed by very Respectfully Your Ob d Serv t L. M. Knight
over

Consistory Office, Jan'y 19 th 1856.
Sir:
Mr Laird was informed on the 8 th inst, that the evidence contained in the Family records, to which you refer, would not be admitted as conclusive evidence of the marriage of Catherine Pugh & further instructions were given him.
I am respectfully
Your Obt Servt
R. M. Roe
Judge Commissioner.
S. H. Knight Esq. Present.

157552_00507 Payment to be made at Philadelphia,
by W. D. Hudson, Esq.
Agent for paying Pensioners, in the Agency of
Pennsylvania,
Payable on the 4th September and 4th March
Recorded in the Pension Office on the Roll of Pensioners under act February 3d, 1853, Page 103. Vol. A
D. W. Getty.
Clerk.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR. WIDOW'S PENSION.
RECEIVED JAN 19 1870 OFFICE
I certify that, in conformity with the 2d section of the act of February 3, 1853,
Catharine Dugan,
widow of Daniel Dugan, who was a private, _____ in the revolutionary war, is inscribed on the Pension List, at the rate of Fifty, _____ dollars and _____ cents per annum, commencing on the 3d of February, 1853, and continuing for life, unless she should again marry; in which case the Pension is not payable after the time of such marriage.
Given at the Department of the Interior, thistwenty-sixth day of February one thousand eight hundred and fifty-six.
Blair
Secretary of the Interior.
Examined and countersigned.
Grant
Commissioner of Pensions.

Midaw
1

Phil Pa
In re case Brief in the Case of
Catharine WP Dugan Widow of David Dugan Pensions for War Services
Lycoming County and State of Pa
Act June 28 1858
CLAIM FOR NEW PENSION CERTIFICATE, June 13 th In act July 27 1865
PROOF EXHIBITED,
A pension on the life of Pa at $500 per Annum
The return certificate and application for a new certificate of Pension under the Act July 27 1865.
Identity and continued Widowhood shown
Identified July 22 1870 to pension at $96.60 per Annum. June 27 1868 Deducting pay since
Name and residence of Agent.
W. E. French Examining Clerk.
G. McWhorter Esq. Phila Pa

Catharine Dugan Widow of Daniel Lyoming Co Pa
$50 a year under the Act of Feb 3
1853, commencing at the passing of the
Act to Return to Disbursed when signed
Claimant Muncy Pa

Brief in the case of Catharine Dugan widow of Daniel Syming County and State of Penn s act 3 Feby 1833
Claim, ("original," or "for increase." )
Proof exhibited, (if original.)
Is it documentary, traditional, or supported by rolls? If either, state the substance.
Her husband was a pensioner under the Act of June 7 1832 at $50 a year
Marriage proved by affidavits to the bereavement
(If for increase.)
Has additional evidence been filed since the admission of the claim? If so, what?
Cohabitation, general reputation of marriage, her identity as the widow of the pensioner, his death, and her present widowhood proved by credible witnesses,
Name and residence of Agent Claimant Mines Pa.
Thornton J. Plitt Examining Clerk.

Rev War Sec 1 p 18
152 Pine St., Williamsport Pa January 8/1915
Department of Interior Bureau of Pensions Washington D. C.
Gentlemen:
Will you kindly send me the Military Record of Daniel Dugan
Private in the New Jersey Troops in the Revolutionary War-
Applied for a pension Sept 21-1832 Died May 24-1836 - Lived at Lairdsville Lycoming Co. Pa at time of applying for Pension Pension was paid to his widow after his death.
Yours Respectfully James N. Reed

Pennsylvania Lycoming County
On the nineteenth day of January A D 1856 Personally appeared before me one of the Justices of the peace in and for said County, Catharine Barthow and being duly Sworn according to law, Saith that She was present and saw Daniel Sugar and Catharine Spring legally joined in Marriage, at a Methodist Meeting held in Honeland Township, Lycoming County the said Catharine is now the Widow of said Daniel Sugar this deponent does not recollect the year or the name of the Clergiman that performed the Ceremony deponent further States that she is a disinterested Witness her and further saith not. Catharine X Barthow Witness present mark James Serr I John Laine Sworn to and Subscribed before me the day and year above written. and I certify that I am not interested in this matter as agent Attorney or otherwise James Serr. J. S.

Pennsylvania Lycoming County } B
on the nineteenth day of January A D 1856 Personly appeared before me the Subscriber one of the Justices of the peace in and for said County Ann Sere, and being duly Sworn according to law, Sayeth that She was present and saw Daniel Sugar and Catharine Spring legally Joined in Marriage, at a Methodist Meeting held in Herkland Township, Lycoming County in the year A D 1813 the said Catharine is now the widow of said Daniel Sugar This deponent has forgotten the name of the Clergiman that performed the Ceremony Deponent further States that she is a disinterested witness, and further saith not Witness my hand James Derr Ann her Sere mark
John Leica Sworn to and Subscribed before me the day and year above written. and I certify that I am not Interested in this matter as agent Attorney or otherwise James Love P.P.
State of Pennsylvania Lehigh County S.S. I, Robert H. Miller, do hereby
I, Robt Hawley Brothman of the County of Common Pleas of Lycoming County in the State above named, do hereby certify that James Leon Erskine before whom the foregoing Affidavit was made and who has thereunto signed his name was at the time of so doing a Justice of the Peace in and for the said County duly Commissioned & sworn and that all his acts as such are entitled to full faith and credit and that his signature thereto is genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto signed my name and affixed the seal of said Court at Williamsport this 29 th day of January A.D. 1856. Robt Hawley Brothman

State of Penna } County of Lycoming }
Before me A Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid person -ally appeared Catharine Dugan aged about Seventy eight years a resident of Franklin Township Lycoming Co Penna whom I certify to be respectable and entitled to credit, and who being by me duly sworn according to law makes the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provisions of Section 13 th of an Act of Congress relating to pensions, approved July 27 th 1868. That the person on account of whose death pension was granted was Daniel Dugan private in the Revolutionary War that the certificate number 5669 and bearing date Feb 26, 1856 is herewith returned. That I have not married since the death of my husband the said Daniel Dugan, That I have appointed William N Ashmun of Philada Attorney to prosecute the above claim and that her residence is Franklin Township Lycoming County Penna (Laindsville Post Office)
1 S S Houseknecht 2 Wm S Wallis
Catharine Dugan her mark
Sworn to and subscribed this twenty fifth day of December AD 1869, before me, and I certify that the full contents of this Affidavit were first made known by me to deponent before signing and that I have no interest direct or indirect, in the claim of said parties or any of them
James Kerr Justice of the Peace
2 witnesses signed

State of Vermont County of Lycoming
Also personally appeared William S. Wallace and Daniel Housenknecht residing in Franklin Township Lycoming Co Pa persons whom I certify to be reputable and entitled to credit and who being by me duly sworn say that they were present and saw Catherine Dufan the claimant, make her mark to the foregoing declaration; That they have every reason to believe from the appearance of said claimant and their acquaintance with her that she is the identical person she represents herself to be and that they have no interest in the prosecution of this claim Wm P Wallis G S Housenknecht
Sworn to and subscribed before me this twenty fifth day of December AD 1869 and I hereby certify that the contents of the above declaration were fully made known and explained to the applicant and witnesses before swearing and that I have no interest direct or indirect in the prosecution of this claim. I also certify that claimant resides more than twenty miles from the nearest Court House
James Leve Justice of the peace

OFFICE OF
W. N. Ashman, ATTORNEY AT LAW.
No. 431 1/2 Walnut Street.
Philadelphia January 18th 1870.
Sir:
Claimant, in enclosed claim of Catharine Dugan, Widow of Daniel Dugan, is represented as very old and feeble, and unable to bear the fatigue of a journey to the nearest court house, which the Justice of the peace alleges in his jurat, to be more than 20 miles distant from her residence. I'm very resp'y Hon. H. Van Arnam, W. N. Ashman

RECORD & PENSION OFFICE MAR 8 1901 640545 WAR DEPARTMENT
Williamsport Pa. March 7, 1901.
Daniel Dugan. Recd. Mar-
James H. Reed asks for military record.
Address: "Chief of the Record and Pension Office, War Department, Washington, D. C."
Record and Pension Office,
WAR DEPARTMENT,
Washington, March 8, 1901.
Respectfully returned to
Mr. James H. Reed, No. 157 Pine Street, Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
To facilitate a search of the records, the designation of the organization in which the soldier served, or, if not known, the State from which he entered the service, should be indicated.
Recd. Back R. & P.O. MAR 11, 1901
BY AUTHORITY OF THE SECRETARY OF WAR:
H. C. Corbin Chief, Record and Pension Office.
(300a) Per gl

Address: "Chief of the Record and Pension Office, War Department, Washington, D. C."
Record and Pension Office,
WAR DEPARTMENT,
Washington, March 12, 1901.
Respectfully returned to
Mr. James H. Reed, 157 Pine Street, Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
The name Daniel Dugan has not been found on the rolls, on file in this office, of any Pennsylvania military organization in service during the war of the Revolution.
It is proper to add, however, that the collection of Revolutionary war records in this office is far from complete, and that the absence therefrom of any name is by no means conclusive evidence that the person who bore the name did not serve in the Revolutionary army.
It is suggested as a possibility that the desired information may be obtained from the Adjutant General of the State of Pennsylvania.
(1 incl.)
Recd. Back R. & P. O. APR 25 1901 1 ass. inc.
BY AUTHORITY OF THE SECRETARY OF WAR:
Chief, Record and Pension Office.
Per
(300a)

157 Pine St Williamsport Pa
To the Hon.
Mar 7-1901
Secretary of War,
Washington D. C.
Dear Sir:
Will you kindly mail to me at above address the Military Record of
Daniel Dugan
a Soldier of the Revolutionary War?
His widow drew a pension until about 10 or 12 years ago. I think her name was Catharine Dugan-
Respectfully Yours
James H. Reed

PENSION U. S. OFFICE. APR 27 1901

Record and Pension Office,
WAR DEPARTMENT,
Washington, April 25, 1901.
Respectfully returned to
Mr. James H. Reed, No. 157 Pine Street, Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
In view of the statement that the widow of the soldier in question drew a pension, it is suggested as a possibility that the desired information may be obtained from the Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C., who is the custodian of the pension records of the Revolutionary war, and whose office is separate and distinct from the Record and Pension Office of the War Department.
[Two inclosures.]
BY AUTHORITY OF THE SECRETARY OF WAR:
Chief, Record and Pension Office.
Per
(300a)

15 6 W + 2 May 3 rd 1901
Sir
I am a lineal descendant of Daniel Dargan a Soldier of the Revolutionary war. I wish to join the daughters of the American revolution. Will you kindly furnish me with his military record.
He enlisted in the State of S. Kentucky Co. After the war he located in Lycoming Pa. and drew a pension until the time of his death after which my great grand mother was pensioned.
Hoping to receive the desired information at your convenience.
Yours Most Respectfully - Mrs. C. L. Fuhlner
Reserve Clinton Co. Pa.

174

Aug 8, 1914
Pension Office Washington D. C.
Will you please send me certificate of the following pension - W.P. # 7059 No 5669 Catharine Hagan widow of Daniel Hagan private in the Rev. War - issued Jan. 20 1870 and signed by Mr. T. Otto Sec of Ent. and N. Van Arnam Comr of Pen: you will greatly oblige
Yours very sincerely Mrs Walter Darlington 418 Prospect Blvd. Kansas City, Mo.

157 Piros St. Williamport Pa April 27- 1901
Commissioner of Pensions Washington D. C.
Dear Sir:
I am making an effort to look up the Military Record of Daniel Dugan a Revolutionary Soldier.
I wish more than any thing else to be able to prove that he was a Soldier of The Revolutionary war.
The Record & Pension Office does not seem to have any record of him - And they refer me to you.
Because his Widow
Catharine Dugan drew a pension until not more than 15 years ago - (The time of her death)
I enclose previous correspondence with the War Department.
Any information on this subject will be appreciated
Yours resp
James H. Reed

157 Tuis St Williamsport Pa 4/24/1901 Chief of the Records Pension Office: Washington D. C.
Dear Sir:
Daniel Dugan's widow
Catharine Dugan drew a pension until the time of her death which happened not more than 15 years ago I think.
Therefore the Pension Office must have a record of that - I simply want enough information to enable me to join the Sons of the American Revolution.
Sorry to trouble you - But -
Yours Resp'y James H. Def

P.P.O. 6465 1/2 Mar 11/1901

1257 Pine St Williamsport Pa Mch 9-1901
Mr F. C. Simmons Chief of The Records & Pension Office Washington D.C. Dear Sir:
Daniel Dugan lived in Penna. after the close of the Revolutionary War- and possibly before it. He lived in what is now Lycoming County- but which was formerly a portion of Northumberland County. I think he was a common soldier an ("Infantry man") and was with the Continental Army when they wintered at Valley Forge Pa.
His Widow lived near Lairdsville Lycoming Co. Pa- and drew a pension until her death. Her name was Catharine Dugan-
Respectfully Yours James H. Reed